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Autauga CountyFIPS 01001
Municipal FallbackAutauga County Engineering DepartmentView profile →Baldwin CountyFIPS 01003
CountyBaldwin County Building DepartmentView profile →Barbour CountyFIPS 01005
Municipal FallbackBarbour County CommissionView profile →Bibb CountyFIPS 01007
Municipal FallbackBibb County CommissionView profile →Blount CountyFIPS 01009
Municipal FallbackBlount County CommissionView profile →Bullock CountyFIPS 01011
Municipal FallbackBullock County CommissionView profile →Butler CountyFIPS 01013
Municipal FallbackButler County Commission; City of Greenville Department of Community Development and PlanningView profile →Calhoun CountyFIPS 01015
Municipal FallbackCalhoun County CommissionView profile →Chambers CountyFIPS 01017
Municipal FallbackChambers County Code Enforcement DepartmentView profile →Cherokee CountyFIPS 01019
Municipal FallbackCherokee County CommissionView profile →Chilton CountyFIPS 01021
Municipal FallbackChilton County Commission; municipal building departments handle incorporated-area permitsView profile →Choctaw CountyFIPS 01023
Municipal FallbackChoctaw County CommissionView profile →Clarke CountyFIPS 01025
Municipal FallbackClarke County CommissionView profile →Clay CountyFIPS 01027
Municipal FallbackClay County CommissionView profile →Cleburne CountyFIPS 01029
Municipal FallbackCleburne County CommissionView profile →Coffee CountyFIPS 01031
CountyCoffee County Engineer's Office / Coffee County CommissionView profile →Colbert CountyFIPS 01033
Municipal FallbackColbert County CommissionView profile →Conecuh CountyFIPS 01035
Municipal FallbackConecuh County CommissionView profile →Coosa CountyFIPS 01037
Municipal FallbackCoosa County CommissionView profile →Covington CountyFIPS 01039
Municipal FallbackCovington County CommissionView profile →Crenshaw CountyFIPS 01041
Municipal FallbackCrenshaw County CommissionView profile →Cullman CountyFIPS 01043
Municipal FallbackCullman County Commission; City of Cullman Building Inspection DepartmentView profile →Dale CountyFIPS 01045
Municipal FallbackDale County Commission / Dale County Road and BridgeView profile →Dallas CountyFIPS 01047
Municipal FallbackDallas County CommissionView profile →DeKalb CountyFIPS 01049
Municipal FallbackDeKalb County Commission; municipal building departments (including City of Fort Payne)View profile →Elmore CountyFIPS 01051
Municipal FallbackElmore County Commission / Elmore County Public WorksView profile →Escambia CountyFIPS 01053
Municipal FallbackEscambia County Commission; municipal building departments including City of Atmore and City of BrewtonView profile →Etowah CountyFIPS 01055
Municipal FallbackEtowah County Commission; municipal building departments including Gadsden, Rainbow City and other incorporated jurisdictionsView profile →Fayette CountyFIPS 01057
Municipal FallbackFayette County Commission; municipal authorities including the City of FayetteView profile →Franklin CountyFIPS 01059
Municipal FallbackFranklin County Commission; municipal building/planning departments including Russellville, Red Bay, Phil Campbell, Vina and HodgesView profile →Geneva CountyFIPS 01061
Municipal FallbackGeneva County Commission; municipal building authorities including the City of GenevaView profile →Greene CountyFIPS 01063
Municipal FallbackGreene County Commission; municipalities including Eutaw, Boligee, Forkland and UnionView profile →Hale CountyFIPS 01065
Municipal FallbackHale County Commission; incorporated-community authorities including Greensboro, Moundville, Akron and NewbernView profile →Henry CountyFIPS 01067
Municipal FallbackHenry County Commission; municipal building authorities including the City of Abbeville and City of HeadlandView profile →Houston CountyFIPS 01069
Municipal FallbackHouston County Commission; City of Dothan Building Inspection Services and other incorporated-community authoritiesView profile →Jackson CountyFIPS 01071
Municipal FallbackJackson County Commission; municipal building authorities including the City of Scottsboro Building DepartmentView profile →Jefferson CountyFIPS 01073
CountyJefferson County Development Services Department — Building DivisionView profile →Lamar CountyFIPS 01075
Municipal FallbackLamar County Commission; applicable municipal building authorities including Vernon and SulligentView profile →Lauderdale CountyFIPS 01077
Municipal FallbackLauderdale County Commission; City of Florence Building Department and other municipal authorities having jurisdictionView profile →Lawrence CountyFIPS 01079
Municipal FallbackLawrence County Commission and County Engineer; City of Moulton Building Department and other municipal authorities having jurisdictionView profile →Lee CountyFIPS 01081
CountyLee County Building Inspections DepartmentView profile →Limestone CountyFIPS 01083
Municipal FallbackLimestone County Commission; City of Athens Building Department and other municipal authorities having jurisdictionView profile →Lowndes CountyFIPS 01085
Municipal FallbackLowndes County Commission; applicable municipal authorities including Hayneville, Fort Deposit, Lowndesboro, Mosses, White Hall, Benton and GordonvilleView profile →Macon CountyFIPS 01087
Municipal FallbackCity of Tuskegee Buildings, Codes & Inspections Division; Macon County Commission and other municipalities for property outside TuskegeeView profile →Madison CountyFIPS 01089
CountyMadison County Building and Fire Inspection DepartmentView profile →Marengo CountyFIPS 01091
Municipal FallbackMarengo County Commission; City of Demopolis Building Department and other municipal authorities having jurisdictionView profile →Marion CountyFIPS 01093
Municipal FallbackMarion County Commission; City of Hamilton Building Inspector and other municipal authorities including Winfield, Guin, Hackleburg and BrilliantView profile →Marshall CountyFIPS 01095
Municipal FallbackMarshall County Commission; City of Guntersville Building Department and other municipal authorities including Albertville, Arab and BoazView profile →Mobile CountyFIPS 01097
CountyMobile County Inspection Services DepartmentView profile →Monroe CountyFIPS 01099
Municipal FallbackCity of Monroeville Building Department (municipal fallback for Monroe County)View profile →Montgomery CountyFIPS 01101
CountyMontgomery County Engineering DepartmentView profile →Morgan CountyFIPS 01103
CountyMorgan County Engineer's Office (county floodplain permitting)View profile →Perry CountyFIPS 01105
Municipal FallbackCity of Marion Building Inspector / City Clerk-Treasurer (municipal fallback for Perry County)View profile →Pickens CountyFIPS 01107
Municipal FallbackPickens County Commission / incorporated municipal building authoritiesView profile →Pike CountyFIPS 01109
Municipal FallbackCity of Troy Inspection / Building Department (municipal fallback; Pike County Commission does not publish a countywide building-permit department)View profile →Randolph CountyFIPS 01111
Municipal FallbackRandolph County Commission / applicable municipal authoritiesView profile →Russell CountyFIPS 01113
CountyRussell County Building DepartmentView profile →Shelby CountyFIPS 01117
CountyShelby County Department of Development ServicesView profile →St. Clair CountyFIPS 01115
Municipal FallbackSt. Clair County Commission / applicable municipal building authoritiesView profile →Sumter CountyFIPS 01119
Municipal FallbackSumter County Commission / City of Livingston Building Permit authority (municipal fallback)View profile →Talladega CountyFIPS 01121
Municipal FallbackTalladega County Commission / City of Talladega Building Inspector (municipal fallback)View profile →Tallapoosa CountyFIPS 01123
CountyTallapoosa County Building DepartmentView profile →Tuscaloosa CountyFIPS 01125
Municipal FallbackTuscaloosa County Commission / City of Tuscaloosa Building and Inspections Division (municipal fallback)View profile →Walker CountyFIPS 01127
Municipal FallbackWalker County Engineering Department / City of Jasper Building Inspections (municipal fallback)View profile →Washington CountyFIPS 01129
Municipal FallbackWashington County Commission / Town of Chatom Building Official (municipal fallback)View profile →Wilcox CountyFIPS 01131
Municipal FallbackWilcox County Commission / Incorporated municipal building authorities (municipal fallback)View profile →Winston CountyFIPS 01133
Municipal FallbackWinston County Commission / City of Haleyville Building Permit Authority (municipal fallback)View profile →